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gulfnews.comToday in History: August 8, 1992 — Carl Lewis sprints out in a blaze of glorygulfnews.comCarl Lewis of US screams as he crosses the finish line of the men's 4xl00m relay in Barcelona. The American team set a new world record for the relay at 37.40 seconds and won the Olympic gold. - Gulf News Archives. Published: 18:27 August 7, 2017 Gulf ...

DeadspinThe Story Behind The Iconic Photos Of The Olympics' Dirtiest RecordDeadspinWhen Carl Lewis and Ben Johnson faced off in the 100-meter finals at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, the race to determine the world's fastest human was the marquee event of the Games. It was America vs. Canada; the lithe Lewis against the hulking Johnson ...

MLive.comCarl Lewis wants AAU parents to take pressure off young athletesMLive.comYPSILANTI-- Even nine-time Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis is familiar with the feeling of not being good enough. "It's hard, and I get it because I went through it ... Coach [Tom] Tellez was demanding. I mean, I'm at the Olympics and I win the gold ...

Detroit Free PressCarl Lewis wants to be in another LA Summer Olympics - as coachDetroit Free PressIn the words of Carl Lewis, Los Angeles was “never better” than when it hosted the 1984 Summer Olympics. Perhaps the signature athlete of those 1984 Games, after he won four gold medals in track and field, Lewis will always have fond memories of Los ...Los Angeles to host 2028 Summer Olympics: reportNOLA.comDetails emerge in deal to bring 2028 Summer Olympics to Los AngelesLos Angeles Timesall 477 news articles »

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American Carl Lewis has 10 medals. Jamaica's Merlene Ottey is the overall leader with 14 World Champs medals - three gold, four silver and seven bronze. "It's a big deal and it means a whole lot to me and I will just continue pushing myself and I will ...

"As long as my coach is confident, I'm super-confident,” he added. The victory gave Bolt 10 world championship golds, two better than American track greats Carl Lewis and Michael Johnson in second place. The Jamaican could make it 11 in the 4x100m relay ...

The American Carl Lewis won three on the bounce in 1983, 1987 and 1991. So it could be argued Lewis could have done better. But since the championships have been staged every two years, only the American Maurice Greene has claimed three consecutive 100 ...

She now holds the U.S. record she previously shared with Carl Lewis and Michael Johnson, who each have eight world gold medals. Thursday, the Bahamas’ Shaunae Miller (49.67) took the silver medal behind Felix, and Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson won the ...

Last week, Olympian Carl Lewis, who is on the board of directors of the international nonprofit, along with his Olympian sister, Carol Lewis-Zilli, spent a day enlightening locals about the program. Lewis-Zilli, who is a three-time Olympian, is the head ...

— Usain Bolt got his third gold medal of London as Jamaica won the 4x100 relay, capping his perfect 3-for-3 Olympics with a world record. Bolt steadily pulled away over the last 100 meters to win in 36.84 seconds. The U.S. took silver.

Jesse Owens was posthumously made an inaugural member of the IAAF Hall of Fame on Thursday, more than 75 years after he won four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics and showed up Adolph Hitler's idea of Aryan supremacy.

What would Carl Lewis' 19.75 seconds 200m run in 1983 have been if he never slowed down to celebrate before the finishing line? I personally think it would have been something pretty special i.e. 19.3 or better. And what made it even more remarkable is that Lewis was still only 21 - years - old at the time. He was also robbed of a 9.15 (30 ft) long jump in 1982. Many witnesses say that Lewis should have been credited with the new long jump world record that day although the officials thought otherwise and called a foul on Lewis. If that had stood then that would have to be the greatest athletic achievement in history. Beamon's 8.90 was impressive but he had the advantage of altitude in 1968 in Mexico City.
Therefore Lewis would have been the 200m world record holder from 1983 until 1996 (Johnson ran 19.66 and 19.32 seconds that year; Johnson initially broke Mennea's 19.72 from 1979 when running 19.66 seconds in 1996) and the 100m world record holder from 1991 to 1994 (Lewis ran world record time of 9.86 at the 1991 World Championships; also ran wind - aided 9.80 in the semis in 1991). And he would and should still be the long jump world record holder right now if the officials had done their job properly in 1982. Lewis was normally so consistent in the long jump though as he crusaded towards four consecutive Olympic long jump titles and won two World Championships long jump titles (1983 and 1987; also won the 100m in 1983, 1987 and 1991).
He also produced a phenomenal series of jumps of 8.83 (wind - aided), 8.91 (wind - aided), 8.87 and 8.84 at the 1991 World Championships but still remarkably failed to conquer Mike Powell who produced a world record jump of 8.95 which still stands. I also think Lewis would have beaten Michael Johnson in the 200m in the 1991 World Championships if Lewis had participated in the 200m that year as Johnson's winning time of 20.01 seconds wasn't that impressive to be perfectly honest (I am a big Johnson fan though as he was awesome as well). And all of the world records in the technical events haven't really changed that much in the past thirty years or so with a few of them still standing.
Renaldo Nehemiah was also robbed of 12.8 times in the 110m hurdles in the early 1980's as the officials apparently said the clock was faulty. But Nehemiah said they just didn't think anyone could run that fast despite Nehemiah becoming the first man to break 13 seconds for the event when running 12.93 seconds in 1981 when he was still only 22 - years - old. Nehemiah was also deprived of an Olympic gold medal due to the 1980 boycott. He quit athletics to play football. If he had remained in athletics then he would obviously lowered his official best time of 12.93 seconds.
Edwin Moses still holds the second quickest time in the 400m hurdles (47.02 seconds) behind Kevin Young's 46.78 seconds which Young ran at the 1992 Olympics. Moses broke the world record four times - the final time being his 47.02 seconds which he ran in 1983 on his 28th birthday. Moses was also unbeaten in the event for over 120 years including winning the 1976 and 1984 Olympics and the 1983 World Championships. He would have won three Olympic titles in a row for the 400m hurdles if it were not for the 1980 boycott. Therefore Moses has to be ragarded as the greatest 400m hurdler in history.
Willie Banks' 17.97 in the triple jump in 1985 - stood until Jonathan Edwards exploits in 1995 - weren't too shabby either. And Uwe Hohn's 104.80 in the javelin in 1984 was also a fantastic athletic achievement that will be memorable for a very long time. Uwe is the only person to throw any type of javelin over 100m. The current world record holder with the new javelin is Jan Zelezny who recorded a brilliant throw of 98.48 in 1996 at age 29 (approaching age 30). Javier Sotomayor's high jump world record still stands since 1993. "Butch" Reynolds' 43.29 seconds in 1988 when Reynolds was still only 24 was very impressive as well and stood until Johnson ran 43.18 seconds on a faster track in the 1999 World Championships when Johnson was nearly 32 - years - old. So would have to confess that Reynolds had more potential than Johnson in the 400m. Yeah I obviously meant to put 10 years LOL. I should proof read my posts more often. Besides it ttok me ages to write all that therefore there was going to be a mistake somewhere LOL. I normally do proof read my post regularLY LOL. Good points but I would have to disagree as I think Lewis' 200m time would have been so much different as he blatantly slowed down at least 15 meters from the line. And Bolt is running on quicker tracks and is using better technology. If Bolt had been running in the 1980's or 1990's then his times would be different - undoubtedly slower. Bolt can thank the fast tracks. Cannot underestimate the importance of fast tracks as far as quick times are concerned. I am a big Bolt fan though. But I am just being realistic. Put the Carl Lewis who ran 19.75 seconds in 1982 on the 1996 Atlanta track or contemporary tracks then he would run 19.3 or 19.1 as well, providing Lewis runs through the line and doesn't celebrate 15 metres from the line LOL. You do But athletes aren't really better - that's one of my point LOL
Men's hammer world record - stood since 1986
Cannot criticize Reynolds' 43.29 seconds as it is in the record books.
Men's javelin world record (both designs) - old design since 1984 and new design since 1996 (Hohn was only 22 in 1984)
Men's high jump world record - stood since 1993 (people including Sotomayor were jumping similarly during the 1980's)
Men's long jump world record - stood since 1991 (should really be 1982 though)
Men's triple jump world record - stood since 1995 (Banks also jumped 17.97 in 1985)
Men's discus world record - stood since 1986
Men's 200m - Carl Lewis should have ran 19.1 in 1982
Edwin Moses is the greatest 400m hurdler ever
Kevin Young's 400m hurdles world record - stood since 1992
Dan O'Brien isn't the decathlon world record holder any more but he is probably the best decathlete in history. And his world record did last from 1992 ....whereas the second best scorer in the decathlon (Roman Sebrle wasn't as successful as O'Brien.
But athletes aren't really better - that's one of my point LOL
Men's hammer world record - stood since 1986
Cannot criticize Reynolds' 43.29 seconds as it is in the record books.
Men's javelin world record (both designs) - old design since 1984 and new design since 1996 (Hohn was only 22 in 1984)
Men's high jump world record - stood since 1993 (people including Sotomayor were jumping similarly during the 1980's)
Men's long jump world record - stood since 1991 (should really be 1982 though)
Men's triple jump world record - stood since 1995 (Banks also jumped 17.97 in 1985)
Men's discus world record - stood since 1986
Men's 200m - Carl Lewis should have ran 19.1 in 1982
Edwin Moses is the greatest 400m hurdler ever
Kevin Young's 400m hurdles world record - stood since 1992
Dan O'Brien isn't the decathlon world recor

the fastest Carl Lewis ever ran was 9.86 @ the tokyo 91 world championships.
the fastest Usain Bolt has ever ran is 9.58 (without taking drugs) and he's only 25 and is likely to run quicker than that.
so who's more of a legend, easy Usain Bolt is. You also need to consider how much of a cult Bolt is in Jamaica, Jamaica is the best country in the world at track events, that's because it's the only sport there very good at, sprinting is the most popular sport in Jamaica, kids want to be like Bolt and be sprinters when there older

Is Carl correct in believing that it is possible the Jamaica team doped and is Bolt justified in being pissed. Is doping still happening in the Olympics? Has Bolt just crossed a line that may damage his US appeal?

Posted on 9 August 2012 | 11:58 am

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